Frank martin gilligan biography

American country music group

Mason Dixon was an American country music group from Beaumont, Texas, composed of Frank Gilligan (vocals, bass guitar), Jerry Dengler (guitar, banjo), and Rick Henderson (guitar).

The band played frequently within the Texas nightclub scene for several years and went on to tour the U.S. and Canada for several more.

Career

The group's founding members were lead vocalist Frank Gilligan (born November 2, ^[1]) and guitarist Rick Henderson (born May 29, ^[1]), respectively natives of New York and Texas, who met while attending Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas.^[2] The two joined with guitarist Jerry Dengler (born May 29, ^[1]), a former solo artist from Odessa, Texas, and officially founded the band in ^[3] The group's first release was a single titled "Armadillo Country".

After this song became a regional hit, record producer Don Schafer signed the band to his Texas Records label.